Method for controlling mobile station's scanning operation and base station performing the same

摘要

A Base Station (BS) and method of the BS for controlling a scanning process of a mobile station are provided The method of the base station for controlling a scanning process of a mobile station includes receiving, at the base station, a scan request issued in association with the mobile station, determining whether the mobile station has a scan in progress by referencing a scan record table, transmitting a scan response to the mobile station, and recording a scanning status of the mobile station in the scan record table. The method and base station for controlling the scanning process of a mobile station is advantageous to avoid the collision of scanning processes.

主权项

1. A method of a base station for controlling a scanning process of a mobile station, the method comprising:
receiving, at the base station, a scan request issued in association with the mobile station; determining whether the mobile station has a scan in progress by referencing a scan record table stored in the base station; transmitting a scan response to the mobile station according to the scan record table; and recording a scanning status of the mobile station in the scan record table, wherein the scan record table stores information on the mobile station's scanning of frequencies corresponding to neighbor cells, the information including a mobile station identifier corresponding to the mobile station and information indicating whether the mobile station has a scan in progress.